Jack was born June 5, 1933, in Pontiac, a son to John D. and Vira (Meils) Ingold. He married the love of his life, Ann Hunsaker, on Sept. 17, 1955, in Vienna. She survives in Bloomington.

He is also survived by his three sons, Michael Ingold, Cobden, Peter (Julie Smugala) Ingold, Columbia, and James (Martha) Ingold, Bloomington; one brother, Paul (Lola) Ingold, Flanagan; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Jack grew up in Flanagan and graduated from Flanagan High School in 1951. He then attended and graduated from the University of Illinois College of Pharmacy in 1955.

Jack served his country in the United States Army from 1956 through 1958, serving in the Rodriquez Army Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

After his discharge from the service, Jack returned to Illinois and was employed as a pharmacist with Biasi’s Drug Store, a locally owned pharmacy located on the square in downtown Bloomington. Jack bought an interest in the pharmacy in 1973 and purchased Smith’s Pharmacy in 1976 and combined the two stores. By 1980, Jack was the sole owner of Biasi’s Drug Store and remained in the original Griesheim Building location until a fire destroyed the property in 1984. A second fire destroyed the store’s Unity Building location in 1988. After a couple more moves, all on the square, Jack retired in 1997.

Jack was a very active member of Wesley United Methodist Church, serving on numerous committees and as the church’s treasurer for several years. His love of sacred music was unparalleled in the church and a fund has been established in his honor to ensure such music will live on in the church.

Jack had a long-time affiliation with Community Players in Bloomington. He was in the cast of “Death of a Salesman”, the first play performed in the theater’s current location. He was in many shows and served several terms as President of the Board. He was later a Trustee and finally a Trustee Emeritus.

Education was probably his most passionate interest and he showed this by being very active in serving District #87, first as a member of the Oakland School PTA, then as a member of the Citizens Advisory Board, followed by 15 years on the District #87 School Board (1972 through 1987), nine of which as President of the Board. In 1990, Jack was honored as the recipient of the “Those Who Excel — Award of Merit”, awarded by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Page 2 of 2 - Jack was also active in and past president of the Friends of the Arts and the McLean County Art Center. He also served on various boards and committees for local organizations, including the MARC Center, the Children’s Foundation, Beyond the Books Foundation, and the Westminster Foundation.

After retiring, he loved to volunteer as a pharmacist in the Community Health Clinic and in 2007, was named the United Way Community Health Care Clinic Volunteer of the Year.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the staff of Martin Health Center, the Hospice volunteers, and Mark Carmody for their wonderful support, friendship and loving care of Jack. They exemplified a quote he always carried in his billfold and lived out each and every day of his life: “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do. And what I ought to do by God’s grace, I will do.” A true servant of God, Jack lived out every syllable of his favorite Bible verse, Micah 6:8, and will be sorely missed by his family, friends and the many people in this community that he served with love and selflessness.

Memorials may be made to the Wesley United Methodist Church Jack Ingold Fund for Sacred Music or The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.